VFF says hands tied over strong dollar

The Victorian Farmers Federation (VFF) says its members can do little about the current value of the Australian dollar.

In recent days the Australian dollar has floated above US99 cents, the highest level since 1982.

VFF president Andrew Broad says farmers are exporters and the high Australian dollar is hitting them in the hip pocket.

However, he says farmers are powerless to do anything about it.

"We're at the mercies of the world market and we are exporters, we do produce a fantastic product that much of the world wants, we have to ensure that we're promoting our product, not speaking ourselves down, but really there's not too much farmers can do about the currency on their farm, they've just got to roll with it," he said.